Wedding*Invite*Love (weddinginvitelove.com) is an online directory of wedding invitation designers. They're so pretty to look at. They're actually having a July giveaway with 42 different items donated by 14 different vendors. WANT!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Giveaway!
Wedding*Invite*Love (weddinginvitelove.com) is an online directory of wedding invitation designers. They're so pretty to look at. They're actually having a July giveaway with 42 different items donated by 14 different vendors. WANT!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Friday's Thank You Notes #12 (7/22/11)
l make a list of serious and silly thank you's (a la Late Night) and post a picture of a handmade thank you card every Friday. I think today's thank you's are better than last week's disaster. Have a happy Friday and a fantastic weekend.
THANK YOU
...person who says, "So...uh....yeah...awkward silence." Um, it was just regular silence until you just said that.
...the acoustic environment of bathrooms, for making me feel like Mariah Carey, if only for a few minutes each day.
...Glico, for creating a computer-generated pop idol. Oh, Japan.
...the US
and Japanese 
women's soccer teams, for playing well this past Sunday.
...Angry Birds movie, for...wait what?! A movie?! Are you serious?
...Passive-Aggressive Notes, for being the best notes to give to someone without hurting their feelings completely. "You do _________ and it annoys me so much I want to call the cops on you, but kisses and hugs!!"
...stubbornness, for being...no actually you're WRONG. I'm right. I hate you. You don't deserve a thank you.
...Pandora radio, for letting me discover new bands/artists, but also for being a big distraction because I have to Youtube all of those band's songs.
...nicely designed book covers. I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I think we all kind of do.
...for reading this.
...person who says, "So...uh....yeah...awkward silence." Um, it was just regular silence until you just said that.
...the acoustic environment of bathrooms, for making me feel like Mariah Carey, if only for a few minutes each day.
...Glico, for creating a computer-generated pop idol. Oh, Japan.
...the US
...Angry Birds movie, for...wait what?! A movie?! Are you serious?
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| Credit: here |
...Passive-Aggressive Notes, for being the best notes to give to someone without hurting their feelings completely. "You do _________ and it annoys me so much I want to call the cops on you, but kisses and hugs!!"
...stubbornness, for being...no actually you're WRONG. I'm right. I hate you. You don't deserve a thank you.
...Pandora radio, for letting me discover new bands/artists, but also for being a big distraction because I have to Youtube all of those band's songs.
...nicely designed book covers. I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I think we all kind of do.
...for reading this.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
CTRL+C and CTRL+V #4
"Cut and Paste"
I'm trying to do collage work inspired by photographs, advertisements, themes, and quotes. If based on photos or ads, they won't look identical to the original work (partly mainly because I don't have the skills), but I also kind of want them to be interpretative art pieces instead of just copies.
YEAH PANDAS!
I'm trying to do collage work inspired by photographs, advertisements, themes, and quotes. If based on photos or ads, they won't look identical to the original work (
YEAH PANDAS!
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| Original photo munch munch |
Monday, July 18, 2011
CTRL+C and CTRL+V #3
"Cut and Paste"!
I'm trying to do collage work inspired by photographs, advertisements, themes, and quotes. If based on photos or ads, they won't look identical to the original work (partly mainly because I don't have the skills), but I also kind of want them to be interpretative art pieces instead of just copies.
Show me anything colorful and I'm sold! Colorful buildings, colorful clothing, colorful boxes, colorful magazines...
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| Work in progress! I tried to separate the magazine papers by color. |
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| DONE |
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Aaaannnndd, here's the photo that the collage card is based on. Spanish Village Art Center in San Diego |
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So colorful! |
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Punching holes.
Thank you, hole puncher!!
I am going to submit this to Cute Card Thursday's Challenge 173: "Going Round in Circles".
"This week we want to see one or more circles on your card...whether that is the main image or the embellishments...or both, the choice is yours!"
Friday, July 15, 2011
Travel Beyond
Step 1: Rip the front cover of a pretty magazine.
Step 2: Fold.
Step 3: Aaaaannnnnd here's an envelope!
Friday's Thank You Notes #11 (7/15/11)
l make a list of serious and silly thank you's and post a picture of a handmade thank you card every Friday. Today's list will be extremely short. Have a happy Friday and a fantastic weekend!
THANK YOU
...Last Line bookmarks, for being absolutely perfect.
...short-term memory, for...wait what?
...ruts. I think I'm stuck in one so I guess this completes my list for this week. Lame-o, I know.
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| Credit: here |
...Last Line bookmarks, for being absolutely perfect.
...short-term memory, for...wait what?
...ruts. I think I'm stuck in one so I guess this completes my list for this week. Lame-o, I know.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
CTRL+C and CTRL+V #2
Cut and Paste
I'm trying to do collage work inspired by photographs, advertisements, themes, and quotes. If based on photos or ads, they won't look identical to the original work (
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| Original photo. |
There are a bunch of crafting blogs that post weekly challenges with prizes! So, here's my first challenge by Fab 'n' Funky Challenges. The theme is, "Baker's Dozen." All entries have to feature food of some kind.
Gosh, how does Derek Gores create such beautiful pieces of collage art?
Monday, July 11, 2011
"You say goodbye and I say hello"
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| H=house E=egg L=ladder L=ladder O=olive |
I honestly thought that "hello" was spelled with an "-ow" at the end until I was at least 7. I also thought that "Oregon" was pronounced Ore-ah-gone instead of Organ until...well...it's embarrassing. In my defense, my third grade teacher referred to the awesome computer game as Ore-ah-gone Trail. So there.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
CTRL+C and CTRL+V #1
Introducing a new segment...drumroll...."Cut and Paste"! I'm trying to do collage work inspired by photographs, advertisements, themes, and quotes. If based on photos or ads, they won't look identical to the original work (partly mainly because I don't have the skills), but I also kind of want them to be interpretative art pieces instead of just copies.
When I went to San Diego a couple of years ago, I took a picture of two apartment buildings. I really have no idea what it was about these two buildings that made me snap a shot, but I was really drawn to them. Here is my collage!
When I went to San Diego a couple of years ago, I took a picture of two apartment buildings. I really have no idea what it was about these two buildings that made me snap a shot, but I was really drawn to them. Here is my collage! |
| This is the original photograph. |
Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday's Thank You Notes #10 (7/08/11)
l make a list of serious and silly thank you's (a la Late Night) and post a picture of a handmade thank you card every Friday. Have a happy Friday and a fantastic weekend.
THANK YOU
...to all the people who have sent Operation Snail Mail postcards!
...Forever stamps, for allowing me to use you forever. Forever for42 44 cents? Yes, please.
...How I Met Your Mother, for reminding me that I can use the term "lawyered" anytime I prove a point without being a lawyer.
...creativity. Please come back.
...children's songs. Sometimes, I wonder about you. Like, why would you still want to chase and eat a germ-infested meatball that has rolled all the way out the door? How could a sneeze be that powerful? Or, why would you want to place a sleeping baby on a treetop only to have it fall "cradle and all"?
...for reading this. Enjoy your weekend!!!
...to all the people who have sent Operation Snail Mail postcards!
...Forever stamps, for allowing me to use you forever. Forever for
...How I Met Your Mother, for reminding me that I can use the term "lawyered" anytime I prove a point without being a lawyer.
...creativity. Please come back.
...children's songs. Sometimes, I wonder about you. Like, why would you still want to chase and eat a germ-infested meatball that has rolled all the way out the door? How could a sneeze be that powerful? Or, why would you want to place a sleeping baby on a treetop only to have it fall "cradle and all"?
...for reading this. Enjoy your weekend!!!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Friday's Thank You Notes #9 (7/01/11)
Every Friday l make a list of serious and silly thank you's (a la Late Night) and post a picture of a handmade thank you card. Have a happy Friday and a fantastic weekend. For those of you in the USA, enjoy your 4th of July weekend! Happy BBQ'ing and parading!
THANK YOU
...New York state, for finally jumping on the bandwagon. If only my other home state would do the same.
...fans, for letting me keep cool in the summer. Oh, and for also making it easier to do impersonations of E.T.
...childhood, for being a time when bills were just the beaks of ducks. Now they're letters or email notifications of doom.
...bangs, for never looking the way I want you to.
...corn on the cob, for always testing my patience and neatness.
...moods, for swinging.
...for reading this.
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| trying to brush up on my calligraphy |
...New York state, for finally jumping on the bandwagon. If only my other home state would do the same.
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| Credit: here |
...childhood, for being a time when bills were just the beaks of ducks. Now they're letters or email notifications of doom.
...bangs, for never looking the way I want you to.
...corn on the cob, for always testing my patience and neatness.
...moods, for swinging.
...for reading this.
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